| v. i. | 1. | |
| 1. | To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter. | |
| 2. | To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; | |
| n. | 1. | A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. |
| Noun | 1. | waver - someone who communicates by waving |
| 2. | waver - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" | |
| 3. | waver - the act of moving back and forth | |
| Verb | 1. | waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| 2. | waver - be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" Synonyms: falter | |
| 3. | waver - move hesitatingly, as if about to give way Synonyms: falter | |
| 4. | waver - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" | |
| 5. | waver - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" | |
| 6. | waver - sway to and fro Synonyms: weave | |
| 7. | waver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Synonyms: quaver |